Scenario: International Manufacturing & Trading

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Scenario: International Manufacturing & Trading
International Manufacturing & Trading (IMT) is a medium-sized, U.S.company rapidly expanding in the Asian and Far East markets.The company has decided to open a manufacturing plant in Taiwan and Malaysia.IMT will send top key managers from the U.S.office and will hire the lower level managers and employees from the local markets.IMT managers realize that there will be some cultural differences but are unsure of what and how much.
-U.S.managers tend to be more ________ whereas Taiwanese managers tend to be more ______.

• A)collectivist; individualistic
• B)nurturing; achievement oriented
• C)collectivist; nurturing
• D)individualistic; collectivist
• E)extroverts; introverts

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Definitions:

Ventrally

Pertaining to the belly or underside of an animal or organism; the opposite of dorsally, which refers to the back or upper side.

Chordate Notochord

A flexible rod made out of a material similar to cartilage that provides support in all chordates at some stage of their development.

Eutherian Mammal

Mammals that are characterized by a complex placenta that allows a long gestation period within the uterus, leading to the birth of relatively well-developed offspring.

Insectivora

An obsolete term for an order of mammals, now split into various orders, that are characterized by feeding on insects and other small invertebrates.